ESL One Berlin Major 2023

ESL One Berlin Major 2023 is the second Major of the 2023 Dota Pro Circuit season. The event will be held in Berlin, Germany. Participants will compete for a prize pool of $500,000 and 2,700 DPC points.

Participants:

• eighteen teams;
• four teams each from Western Europe and China;
• three teams each from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe;
• two teams each from North America and South America;

Group Stage - April 26 - April 30, 2023

• two groups of nine teams each;
• single round-robin;
• all matches are Bo2;
• top four teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs;
• 5th and 6th place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket of the playoffs;
• remaining teams are eliminated;

Tiebreaker rules:

• If the tie is over a position of significance;
  • Two teams - a Bo3 will be played;
  • Three teams or more - a Bo1 round-robin will be played;
  • If the tiebreaker does not resolve following the first round of the round robin:
    • Three teams - the tiebreaker will be replayed;
    • Four teams or more - the matrix listed below will be used to resolve the tie, adding the information from the tiebreaker matches to those gathered during the group stage.
• For ties that are not over positions of significance (in order of importance):
  1. Neustadtl score;
  2. Head-to-head record between the tied participants taking only game score into account;
  3. Record vs the first team below the tied teams, continuing to each subsequent team below the tied teams til the tie is resolved;
  4. 1v1 tiebreakers.
• If there is with no schedule allowance and involves explicit elimination, then 1v1 tiebreakers will be played.

Playoffs - May 1 - May 7, 2023

• double-elimination bracket;
• all matches except Grand Final are Bo3;
• grand final is Bo5;